SHORE CAPITAL - Mpac Group+ (MPAC, House Stock at 380p)

Strix Group plc (KETL LN) - Trading conditions to improve in H2

Today’s trading update for H1 22 highlights the difficult operating environment over the first six months of the year, particularly in Q1. Trading picked up in Q2 and is expected to continue to improve in H2 22, in part, due to the inherent seasonality of the business, but also due to some catch up in demand. Guidance is for FY22 post-tax profit to be in line with the consensus estimate of £32.2m, as a result Zeus reduces its estimate by 2.5% to £32.2m. Previous guidance of £3.0m potential impac

Review of Electricity Market Arrangements - REMA Could Bring Benefits

Last week, the UK government published the consultation paper on its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA). Any change potentially represents uncertainty in a market that has been wary of changes with a number of shares falling after early details of possible reforms were flagged in the press. We review the possible changes and conclude that while there is some risk, from what we can see at present the likely outcomes could be either minimal or beneficial for investors in clean energy

LIBERUM: SigmaRoc* - Rock solid

SDI Group - FY 2022 – another record year drives 12% FY 2023 upgrade

The third year of consecutive >50% EBITDA growth and 45% CAGR EPS growth - SDI reported full-year results to 30 April that were 12% higher than indicated at the trading update (6 May), helped in part by higher recognised revenues from the SVS and Safelab acquisitions. Coupled with a stronger underlying cash position (net cash of £1.1m), in part reflecting a delay in the Safelab contingent payment into FY 2023 and higher than forecast OEM contract prepayments (albeit less than FY 2021), £20m borr

Cenkos: Oil & Gas Sector -- Diversified Energy, Argos Resources, Deltic Energy, Kistos, Serica, Pantheon Resources, Nostrum Oil & Gas, ExxonMobil, Shell, SDX Energy, Tenaz Energy, Hurricane Energy, Jadestone Energy, United Oil & Gas, Seplat Energy, Equinor

Oil fell for a second-consecutive month as a deteriorating demand outlook offset concerns over tight physical supplies. West Texas Intermediate rose Friday, bringing this week's gain to around 4%. Futures nevertheless recorded their first back-to-back monthly decline since 2020 as fears of an economic slowdown fuelled bearish sentiment across markets. The US economy shrank for a second quarter as rampant inflation undercut consumer spending. Citigroup Inc says there are signs the oil market

LIBERUM: Flowtech Fluidpower* - Resilient H1 trading

SDI Group - Accretive acquisition – +5% in FY 2024

SDI has announced the acquisition of LTE Scientific for c.£5.5m (includes £1.65m of freehold property and £1.3m of cash). LTE Scientific manufactures and services sterilizers, decontamination and thermal processing equipment, used in the life science and medical market sectors. The acquisition is funded from cash and SDI’s existing debt facility, with net cash at 30 April having been c.£1.1m. We expect the acquisition to be immediately EPS enhancing and to be c.5% accretive to EPS in FY 2024. Co

Inflation Reduction Act

The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 now has a chance of passing the Senate next week as it is being voted under the Reconciliation procedure which allows bills related to the budget to pass on a simple majority rather than the 60-vote majority required to overcome a filibuster. If the act does find its way onto the statue books it will bring US$369bn in clean energy tax credits, grants and other incentives. Much is directed to protecting clean energy manufacturing in the USA, but it is a wide

SHORE CAPITAL - Velocys+ (VLS) - House Stock, 5.6p - Tipping the balance - thematic developments in sustainable aviation

LIBERUM: Staffline Group* - H1 restrained by investment but expect stronger H2

Morning Note – 29 July 2022

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 21-07-2022

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Unigel Group, intends to join the Aquis Growth Market. Unigel Group is a pioneer in the field of thixotropic gels for the fibre optic cable industry. The Company is also a supplier of laminated steel tapes to the fibre optic cable industry in the US. Thixotropic gels and laminated steel tapes are essential components to the rapidly growing global fibre optic cable market. The Group export

Morning Note – 2 August 2022

WH Ireland: Sector News and Views – Corporate - dollar earner picks in a changing landscape

A year on from the end of lockdown on July 19 2021, celebrations at the UK's economic bounce-back in H2-21 have long lost their fizz. Two intertwined themes have remained salient / gathered pace over the past six months since our mid-year sector review: exchange rates and inflation. As we write today, press speculation is focussing on the possibility of a 0.5% rise in UK interest rates in August, billed as the biggest move in 27 years. Looking further afield, economists are looking to the F